hmtl5 Reta Betson b. 4 Apr 1887 Indiana d. Apr 1973 Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy

Reta Betson

Female 1887 - 1973  (86 years)


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  • Name Reta Betson 
    • daughter of Amos J. Betson and Louisa Rubottom [1, 2]
    Born 4 Apr 1887  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died Apr 1973  Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I2295  Hedges
    Last Modified 24 May 2024 

    Family Norman Chester Cassity,   b. 19 Sep 1881, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1956, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1912  Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Donald Roy Cassity,   b. 19 Oct 1913, Sullivan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1935, Locus Creek Township, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     2. Louise Elizabeth "Beth" Cassity,   b. 19 Jul 1915, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1964, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     3. Amos William "Pete" Cassity,   b. 5 May 1921, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 2004, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Lucille Cassity,   b. 2 Sep 1925, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1988, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 8 May 2023 
    Family ID F1022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Apr 1887 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Oct 1912 - Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Apr 1973 - Cameron, Clinton County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Reta Betson Cassity, daughter of Amos J. and Louisa Rubottom Betson, was born April 4, 1887 in Indiana, and died at the Methodist Medical Center, St. Joseph, April 27, at the age of 86 after a short illness.
      She was married to Norman Cassity, Oct. 30, 1912, and to this union four children were born, two boys and two girls. Her husband, one son, Donald, and one daughter, Elizabeth preceded her in death.
      She is survived by one son, A.W. Cassity, Kansas City; one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Stephens, St. Joseph; four granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and two sisters, Miss Aileen Betson, and Miss Blanche Betson.
      She had lived in Altamont since 1938, where she and her husband operated the Cassity Grocery. During the past ten years she had made her home with her son-in-law, Glen Haley, in Cameron.
      Services were Sunday, April 29 at the Hope Funeral Home, Gallatin, with Rev. John Gooding, Marceline, officiating. Interment was in the IOOF Cemetery, Linneus.
      The Cameron Sun, Cameron, Missouri. Thursday, 17 may 1973.
      [1, 5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    5. [S87] Newspaper article.